Re: Critical Need

[email protected] wrote:

> Could be, I suppose. The reviews I've read of WP7 are fairly positive, though. I don't want
> Android or iPhone, and WP7 on a Nokia sounds like a good alternative.

 When WP7 knobbles the structure that you're forced to use only one
flash card (it restructures the card at insert so you can't swap files
at will), and the lack of cut and paste is an oversight they cannot
afford to inflict.  Have the apple fanbois forgotten about that with the
iPhone 1 already?
 Not only have they released a product late, it's knobbled to the hilt.

> But MS shoots themselves in the foot. Since I need an Outlook Sync via USB or Wi-Fi the
> only way I can get it is to go to Android.

 Is this a typo?  Did you mean the only way you can do it is via WP7?
Or have they stuffed up *that* badly in not supporting their own products?

> When you can't even get one of your products to support the other one, I have to think you
> may be right, that MS just doesn't have the business acumen to make it work.

 Ouch.  They are that bad.  It'll be sad to see Nokia go.

> It looks like I'll have to go with Android and trust a sync program that has spotty reviews.

 It's still early days yet believe it or not.  It takes time for a
product to mature, and it's easy to get carried away with things
otherwise moving this quick.

> But I will miss DateBk tremendously. The multiple time zone handling has been a real benefit.

 This is an absolute must for me.  For someone that doesn't really need
to fly at all, I seem to fly quite a lot.  I do NOT fancy handling
timezone changes (and managing appointments across time zones) outside
of DateBk.
 I just came back from an OS trip, across three timezones and still
managing appointments, some local and some that occur within my home
Australian Eastern timezone all quite seamlessly.
 If you told me that wasn't as easily doable with another product that
can also wash the dishes, then I'll be saying I'll be happy with those
dishes unwashed.
 Security is also worthy of mention (yet again) because, regardless of
how everyone is saying we MUST use the cloud, this is not in any way an
option for me.

> If I understand right, if I go with Android then Pimlical would provide the same functionality
> as DateBk?

 i don't have it (not even another smartphone yet), but as I understand,
it will cover most if not all the functionality (albeit eventually).

> However I also understand it syncs through Google, which I am definitely not interested in.
> I want a USB or Wi-Fi sync.

 Yep, same here, though Bluetooth is an option I'd be happy with.  As
long as it's local.
-- 
Man has his will. Woman has her won't!


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